The stepbystep guide to turning any neighborhood around A weak local economy can be strengthened. A rundown neighborhood of boardedup storefronts litterstrewn sidewalks high unemployment and poorlymaintained housing can be transformed. An entire community can be lifted up. Mihailo Mike Temali knows this firsthand. He has spent nearly twenty years working in communitybased economic development helping cities as diverse as St. Paul Minnesota and Santiago Chile. In this concrete practical jargonfree handbook he describes a proven way to make any community a better place to live. Comprehensive realistic and easytouse If you dont already have a community economic development CED organization in place Temali tells you how to set one up. Then he defines four pivot points that are crucial to neighborhood economies 1 Revitalizing your commercial district 2 Developing microbusinesses 3 Developing your community workforce and 4 Growing good neighborhood jobs. He explains how to choose your first pivot point then guides you through the process of tackling each one. True stories of successful CED provide inspiration. Sidebars explore related issues dealing with gentrification finding potential partners supporting microentrepreneurs and more. Other CED professionals share their insights in amp147From the Field notes. Appendices point you toward useful resources show you how to use the Internet to research your regional economy and include dozens of worksheets that will help you move from reading about CED to doing it. The Community Economic Development Handbook is precisely what you need to turn your neighborhood around